Shirt.



G. KREMER.

SHIRT.

APPLICATION :ILBIJ MAY 18. 1911.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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SHIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

Application flied m 18, 1911 Serial No. 628,081.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CAROLINE citizen of the United States, residing at Gulfport, in the county of 'Harrison and 5 State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in body arments,

and relates for its primary object the provision of a comparatively simple garment of this character, the neck band and adjoining portions of which may be quickly ad- 5 justed to fit persons of different neck and chest measurements.

A further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their'utility, durability and effi- 2 ciency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective constructed 'n. accordance with my invention, showing the front and neck band thereof adjusted to fit the wearer; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the shirt, showing the overlapping ends of the neck band and the vertical edges, at the front of the shirt, separated; Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing buttons employed for fastening of studs.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

The adjustable neck band may be applied to mens stifi or soft bosom shirts or to ladies shirt waists and by way of illustration is shown in connection with a neglige shirtof the ordinary construction, in which of the shirt, 6 the sleeves and .7 the neck band ,thereof.

For med in the'neck band 7, near the overlapping ends 8 thereof, are longitudinal slits or incisions 9, the upper and lower walls of ,which are connected at predetermined intervals by vertical rows of stitching 10 to form particularly to shirts, t e invenview of a shirt a plurality of button-holes 11 so as to permit the band to expand and contract to fit- ;tlic' neck of the wearer.

The shirt 5' preferablyopens down the front and arranged near each vertical edge 12 thereof, are horizontally disposed buttonholes 13, preferably two in number, so as to allow the front of the shirt to expand and contract when the neck band thereof is ad-. justed. Formed in the frontof the shirt beneath the horizontal button-holes 13, are auxiliary button-holes 14, preferably arranged at right angles to the button-holes 13 so as to prevent; the vertical edges 12 of the shirt from spreading or separating at this point. Thus it will be seen that by insertin a collar button in any one of the button holes 11, the band 7 may be adjusted to fit the neck of the wearer, the horizontal slots ,or button-holes 13 permitting the studs or buttons 15 to slide within the slots 13 when the neck band is either contracted or expanded. If desired, instead of employing studs for fastening the front of the shirt, the horizontal button-holes 13 and auxiliary button-holes 14, may be arranged near one edge of the shirt only, and suitable buttons 16 permanently secured to the other edge of the shirt for engagement with said buttonholes, as best illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing, I

It will here be noted that the horizontal button-holes 13 are of a length approximately equal to that of the slits 9 so that the vertical edges 12 of the shirt and overlapping edges 8 of the neck band will contract and expand uniformly. By such a construction, the neck band, aswell as the body ofthe shirt, may be readily adjusted to fit the wearer without permitting the formation of wrinkles at the front of. the shirt or creasing or otherwise gistortinglthe neck band when a collar is po' 'itioned thereon.

While the device is principally designed for use in connection with soft or stiff bosom shirts, ,it, Will of course be understood that the button-holes may be formed in night shirts, under-garments and other wearing apparel without departing from the spirit of the invention. y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

As a new article of in described body garment provided with a neck band having longitudinal slits formed in the overlapping ends thereof, the walls of manufacture, the here- 

